On Saturday, approximately 100,000 people participated in Budapest's 30th annual Pride event, despite a government ban, showcasing widespread defiance against Prime Minister Viktor Orban's administration. The march, which routed through key city areas to avoid counterprotesters, highlighted the increasing support for LGBTQ+ rights amidst rising governmental oppression. Marchers, including Blanka Molnar, emphasized the importance of standing against oppressive policies, framing the event not only as a celebration of LGBTQ+ identity but as a broader fight for civil liberties. The turnout poses a substantial challenge to Orban's declining popularity amid a changing political landscape.
Around 100,000 people defied a government ban and police orders Saturday to march in what organizers called the largest LGBTQ+ Pride event in Hungary's history.
One marcher, Blanka Molnar, said it was increasingly important for Hungarians, even those who have never been to Pride before, to push back against the government's policies.
The massive size of the march was seen as a major blow to Orban's prestige, as the European Union's longest-serving leader's popularity slumps in the polls.
Orban and his party have insisted that Pride was a violation of children's rights to moral and spiritual development, which take precedence over other fundamental protections.
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